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Ballarat has an estimated 11,672 residents, down from 12,131 at the 2021 Census — a change of 459 people, or 3.8%. The population has thinned by an average 0.9% a year over five years, slower than 99% of areas nationally. 124 new addresses have been validated here since Census night. That puts 943 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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According to research from AreaSearch, the resident count in Ballarat stands at approximately 11,672 as of Aug 2026. This figure indicates a reduction of 459 people (3.8%) compared to the 2021 Census count of 12,131 people. This trajectory is calculated using the June 2025 ABS estimated resident population figure of 11,670 alongside 124 validated new addresses added following the Census. The local population density is calculated at 942 persons per square kilometer, matching broader benchmarks across locations evaluated by AreaSearch. Inward overseas migration served as the primary and practically exclusive contributor to recent local population additions.
Population modelling by AreaSearch incorporates 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia SA2 projections based on 2022 benchmarks. Where SA2 coverage is absent, figures draw from the 2023 VIC State Government Regional/LGA releases, applying a weighted aggregation methodology from LGA to SA2 geographies. Age cohort expansion rates from these series are also implemented across all districts for the years 2032 to 2041. Based on expected demographic trends, the locality is forecast to outpace median non-metropolitan Australian expansion rates, adding 2,061 persons by 2041 according to recent annual ERP data, which equates to an overall 16-year increase of 17.6%.
Frequently Asked Questions - Population
163 new dwellings have been approved in Ballarat over the past five years, an average of 32 a year. That is 2.8 approvals per 1,000 residents. Of the 33 dwellings approved in the latest reporting year, 42% were detached houses and the rest townhouses or apartments. Figures come from ABS building approvals aggregated to this SA2 boundary and are updated monthly as the ABS releases them.
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Residential approvals in Ballarat have averaged approximately 32 dwellings annually, accumulating to 163 homes across the past 5 financial years. Given recent population contractions, this construction pipeline provides balanced supply conditions that favour purchasers, with approved builds carrying an average construction cost of $552,000—slightly exceeding the regional baseline and indicating a focus on premium stock. Concurrently, $65.7 million worth of commercial building approvals have been logged in the current financial year, highlighting solid local capital investment by businesses. Building activity in Ballarat is considerably subdued compared to Rest of Vic., tracking 73.0% below the regional per-capita baseline.
Such restricted new supply generally provides support for existing property values and buyer interest. Output also sits under the nationwide benchmark, reflecting an established urban footprint alongside prospective planning constraints. Current building permits are split between detached dwellings (42.0%) and medium to high-density formats (58.0%). This emphasis on higher-density configurations supplies accessible entry-level options suited to downsizers, property investors, and first-home purchasers. This pattern marks a distinct departure from the local standing stock (80.0% houses), signalling fewer greenfield parcels alongside evolving lifestyle preferences for varied, cost-effective residential options. The low-turnover building backdrop is highlighted by an estimated ratio of 517 people per dwelling approval. Forecasts indicate that Ballarat will gain 2,057 residents through to 2041, according to the latest quarterly estimate from AreaSearch. If prevailing construction volumes persist, housing supply could find it difficult to keep pace with demographic expansion, potentially intensifying market competition among buyers and driving up real estate values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
Development applications around Ballarat
SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 12 current infrastructure and development projects inside Ballarat, worth an estimated $1.49 billion. A further 97 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $11.6 billion. 32 are already under construction and 39 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, communities, precincts & urban renewal and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Infrastructure upgrades, major developments, and strategic urban initiatives play a decisive role in shaping local growth and community performance. AreaSearch has pinpointed 26 significant projects poised to influence the district, including prominent developments such as the Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment, the Federation University SMB Campus Redevelopment, the Ballarat Co-Operative Education and Skills City Centre, and the Albert Street Social Housing Development, with key initiatives summarised below.
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Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment
The $655 million Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment is in its third and final stage, building a new seven-level hospital tower delivered by Built in partnership with the Victorian Health Building Authority and Grampians Health. The tower will include a new main entrance off Sturt Street, a new emergency department with an integrated mental health, alcohol and other drugs hub, a women and children's hub, a state-of-the-art operating theatre suite, an expanded critical care floor, a new helipad, and around 100 extra inpatient and short stay beds.As of late 2025, structural works on the new tower are well advanced, with vertical concrete pours progressing and four tower cranes operating on site. Earlier stages have already delivered a six-storey central energy plant and support services building on Drummond Street, and an expanded multi-deck carpark adding 400 spaces. Once complete, the upgraded hospital will treat at least 18,000 more emergency patients and 14,500 additional inpatients per year, supporting around 4,000 extra surgeries annually. The project is on track for completion in 2027.
Eastwood Community Hub
A $17.54 million redevelopment of the Eastwood Leisure Complex in central Ballarat, replacing the 1940s-era facility with a contemporary, fully accessible multipurpose community hub. Jointly funded by the City of Ballarat and the Federal Government's Growing Regions Program, the project involves demolishing the outdated buildings, while retaining and recladding the existing basketball stadium. The new hub features a main hall for 275 people, training rooms, flexible meeting spaces, a conference and event space, and a 5-star Green Star target.
Albert Street Social Housing Development
A $15.5 million social and affordable housing development at 119 Albert Street, Ballarat. Delivered by Uniting Housing and designed by MGS Architects, the four-storey building provides 24 new one- and two-bedroom apartments to support vulnerable people on the Victorian Housing Register.
Federation University SMB Campus - Skills and Innovation Precinct
Redevelopment of Federation University's historic SMB Campus in central Ballarat into a Skills and Innovation Precinct, consolidating all face-to-face student learning into the Ballarat CBD. The $48 million Co-operative Education and Skills Centre project encompasses heritage building refits, new purpose-built teaching spaces, an Arts Academy, multi-storey car parking, and large-scale urban design and streetscape works. The project also incorporates the adjacent Camp Street Campus, which will be gifted to the Ballarat community for cultural or enterprise use.The university is seeking an initial $10 million government investment to commence works, with co-funding from government and industry partners. The campus dates to 1870 and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
St John of God Ballarat Hospital Expansion
An $80.5 million expansion of St John of God Ballarat Hospital, featuring a new five-level medical services building. The project delivered a 10-bed ICU/CCU, four new operating theatres, a 30-bed in-patient ward, and an expanded Cardiovascular Intervention Laboratory. The redevelopment also included a new Central Sterile Services Department and upgraded pathology facilities to meet the growing healthcare needs of the Ballarat and Grampians region.
Ballarat Co-Operative Education and Skills City Centre
A $48 million transformation of Federation University's Camp Street and School of Mines Ballarat (SMB) campuses in Ballarat's CBD into a Co-operative Education and Skills City Centre. The project will modernise heritage-listed buildings into multi-purpose facilities for education, culture, and community use, consolidate teaching activities with TAFE in the CBD, and enhance pedestrian connectivity from Ballarat Train Station to Lydiard Street. The initiative aims to bring over 3,000 students into the CBD, fostering stronger education-industry partnerships and supporting the region's clean economy and technology development.The total $48 million cost comprises a $38 million Camp Street component and $10 million SMB component, with the university seeking an initial $10 million federal government commitment.
Ballarat Line Upgrade
Upgrade of the Ballarat regional rail line between Deer Park West/Melton and Ballarat completed in early 2021. Works delivered 18 km of duplicated track between Deer Park West and Melton, new Cobblebank Station, upgrades at Bacchus Marsh, Ballan, Rockbank and Wendouree, passing loops at Ballan and Millbrook, new stabling at Maddingley, and signalling and track improvements. The upgrade enabled around 135 extra weekly services across the line with peak services about every 20 minutes and off-peak about every 40 minutes.
Ballarat Major Events Precinct Upgrades
The Ballarat Major Events Precinct project involves a major redevelopment of Mars Stadium and the surrounding Eureka Sports Precinct in Wendouree. Delivered by Development Victoria in partnership with the City of Ballarat and Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, the project includes 5,000 new permanent seats at Mars Stadium (increasing total capacity to 10,000) and a new Ballarat Regional Athletics Centre on the former showgrounds site with a synthetic track, pavilion, and light towers. It also features accessibility improvements, water-sensitive urban design, and extensive landscaping.The design highlights a structural timber roof and Wadawurrung-inspired brickwork patterning. Construction is underway and expected to be completed in late 2026.
6,133 residents of Ballarat are employed, from a labour force of 6,346. Unemployment sits at 3.4%, with participation at 63.3%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 7.2% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 18,246, about 156% of the resident population, so the area draws in more workers than it sends out. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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The local labour market features a highly educated talent base, strong representation across core service sectors, and a modest unemployment rate of 3.4%. There were 6,133 residents employed as of March 2026, while the jobless rate was 0.3% lower than the 3.7% recorded across Regional Vic., and labour force participation stood at a standard 63.3% relative to 61.1% in Regional Vic.. Census returns indicated that 23.2% of workers performed their duties from home, though this figure was likely influenced by Covid-19 health directives. The primary employment sectors for local residents comprise health care & social assistance, education & training, along with accommodation & food.
Concentration is especially pronounced in health care & social assistance, which employs staff at 1.4 times the regional average. Conversely, agriculture, forestry & fishing accounts for only 1.5% of jobs, substantially below the 7.5% regional benchmark. Recording 1.7 local positions for each resident at the Census, the precinct serves as a regional employment centre that generates net inward commuting. AreaSearch assessment of ABS and SALM metrics demonstrates that across the 12 months leading to March 2026, the local workforce grew by 0.3% while net jobs contracted by 0.6%, producing an increase of 0.8 percentage points in the jobless rate. Over the identical timeframe, Regional Vic. saw employment pull back by 0.1%, the labour force shrink by 0.3%, and unemployment decrease by 0.2 percentage points. Longer-term employment demand patterns can be evaluated via Jobs and Skills Australia projections from Mar-26. These five- and ten-year models have been cross-referenced with local industry distributions to estimate prospective changes. Nationally, job volume is projected to grow by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over ten years, with wide variance across sectors. Applying these specific sectoral rates to the Ballarat profile indicates potential workforce gains of 7.2% across five years and 14.9% over ten years (representing a baseline weighting calculation for scenario analysis that excludes local population adjustments).
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Ballarat is $1,573 a week (about $82,000 a year), with median personal income at $842 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $53,508 a year against an average of $68,002. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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Based on ATO postcode records compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023, personal earnings in the Ballarat SA2 align with broader Australian standards, recording a median of $53,508 and an average of $68,002. These numbers outpace the Regional Vic. medians and averages of $50,954 and $62,728, respectively. Factoring in Wage Price Index gains of 9.62% recorded since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $58,655 for median earnings and $74,544 for average income as of March 2026. According to the 2021 Census, individual weekly income sits at the 57th percentile ($842 weekly), while household earnings place at the 39th percentile.
In terms of earnings brackets, the largest segment includes 27.9% of residents (3,256 people) generating between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the wider regional proportion of 30.3%. Property costs remain sustainable with 86.9% of income retained, although disposable funds position lower at the 43rd percentile and the SEIFA economic index places the area in the 7th decile.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Ballarat had 5,036 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 80% detached houses and 6% apartments. 25% are owned with a mortgage, 34% rented and 41% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $313 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month. Rent absorbs 19.9% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.9%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the most recent Census, the local housing mix consisted of 79.5% separate houses and 20.5% attached or multi-unit dwellings (apartments, townhouses, and other categories), compared with 90.1% houses and 9.9% non-detached homes in Regional Vic.. Outright home ownership stood at 40.5%, matching Regional Vic., while remaining homes were under a mortgage (25.3%) or tenanted (34.2%). The typical monthly mortgage commitment was $1,700, surpassing the Regional Vic. median of $1,430, whereas median weekly rent was $313 against $285 regionally. On a national basis, Ballarat mortgage repayments track below the Australian figure of $1,863, and local rental rates sit well below the nationwide metric of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ballarat counted 5,036 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.2 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 78% of areas nationally, against 27% couples without children. 35% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.6 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary living arrangement, making up 60.2% of all households and comprising 27.4% couples without children, 22.8% couples with children, and 9.2% single parent families. Non-family dwellings account for the remaining 39.8%, with single-person residences representing 35.3% and share accommodations accounting for 4.5%. With a median size of 2.2 people, local households are slightly smaller than the Regional Vic. average of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
40.6% of adults in Ballarat hold a university qualification, including 24.4% with a bachelor degree and 10.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 16.3% hold a vocational qualification. 13 schools serve the area, with 7,084 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,057 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Academic credentials in Ballarat exceed broader benchmarks substantially, with 40.6% of residents aged 15+ possessing university degrees, compared to 21.7% in Rest of Vic. and 24.6% across the SA4 region. This high proportion of tertiary qualifications creates strong capacity for professional and knowledge-intensive industries. Bachelor degrees constitute the primary tier at 24.4%, complemented by postgraduate qualifications (10.4%) and graduate diplomas (5.8%). Technical education is also widely held, with 27.4% of the population aged 15+ holding trade credentials, consisting of certificates (16.3%) and advanced diplomas (11.1%). Participation in formal learning is pronounced throughout the community, with 29.6% of residents actively enrolled in study programs.
This cohort includes 9.8% attending secondary school, 7.8% enrolled in primary education, and 7.3% engaged in tertiary studies.
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Public transport in Ballarat reaches 106 stops on 18 routes, timetabled for about 12,200 services a week. The typical home sits about 220 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.2 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit networks in Ballarat encompass 106 active transport stops across 18 separate transit routes, providing an aggregate of 12,217 weekly passenger trips. Connectivity is favourable, with residents situated an average distance of 216 meters from their nearest transit stop. Commuting is largely directed outward, with private vehicles accounting for 81% of trips, walking representing 12%, and cycling making up 2%. Private vehicle ownership stands below regional figures at an average of 1.2 per dwelling, while 23.2% of residents carried out their work from home during the 2021 Census under potential pandemic restrictions.
Transit route operations average 1,745 daily trips across the broader network, providing approximately 115 weekly departures for each individual stop. The accompanying mapping illustrates the 100 nearest transit points relative to the centroid of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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63.5% of residents in Ballarat report no long-term health condition. 6.2% need daily assistance with core activities, and 52.6% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 6.6 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health indicators compiled by AreaSearch demonstrate elevated chronic illness and mortality levels within Ballarat, with ailments present across younger and older demographics, while private health membership marginally exceeds SA2 norms at approximately 53% of residents (~6,139 people), compared to 50.5% in Regional Vic.. Mental health concerns (affecting 10.2% of residents) and arthritis (affecting 8.9%) represent the most prevalent diagnosed medical conditions, while 63.5% of the local population reported no diagnosed long-term illnesses, comparable to 63.4% across Regional Vic.. Chronic ailments are somewhat elevated among the working-age demographic. Seniors aged 65 and over comprise 24.5% of the population (2,857 people) and record health outcomes above average, outperforming the general population on nationwide rankings.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Ballarat is largely Australian-born, at 86.0% of residents, with 8.2% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are English (29.5%) and Australian (25.1%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Ballarat demonstrates moderate levels of cultural diversity, with 86.0% of residents Australian-born, 89.9% holding citizenship, and 91.8% using exclusively English at home. Christianity represents the leading religious affiliation, accounting for 48.8% of the community. In relative terms, Judaism shows a notable local divergence, comprising 0.2% of the populace compared to 0.1% across Regional Vic.. Examining parental heritage, English ancestry forms the largest demographic segment at 29.5%, followed by Australian at 25.1% and Irish at 13.9%. Notable variations from regional averages appear in Scottish ancestry, which accounts for 10.3% of Ballarat compared to 8.8% regionally, along with Dutch heritage at 1.8% (vs 1.7%) and Welsh background at 0.6% (vs 0.4%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ballarat is 45, older than 78% of areas nationally. 23.7% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Age distributions in Ballarat correspond closely with Regional Vic. benchmarks, maintaining a variance under 1.9 percentage points across all major age segments. The estimated median age was 45 as at August 2026, remaining stable since the 2021 Census, which compares to 43 across Regional Vic. and a national figure of 38 at that Census. The proportion of residents aged 65+ has increased from 23.2% at the Census to an estimated 24.5%. Projections to 2041 suggest that persons aged 25 - 44 will drive future growth, increasing by 1,049 residents (41%) to total 3,596.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ballarat
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Sep 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the SA2 boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Sep 2026 last month all 21 measures |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Sep 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Sep 2026 last month all 13 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Sep 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 124 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (12,131 at the 2021 Census → 11,672 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (201011002). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.